Swinton is a total joy. She looks like a bad jigsaw. She slaps on the make-up at 9am and her face is falling off by lunchtime. Her scathing sense of humour is fabulously bleak. She is 40, single, lonely, and stalked by a mad female neighbour who also happens to be the most fervent member of the local branch of Alcoholics Anonymous. Her name is Elena (Kate del Castillo), and it is her son whom Julia steals.

Finally, the movie is making its way to the U.S. and is scheduled to open May 8 in limited release. Here’s the trailer:

Looks to me like Tilda can turn even this train wreck of a woman into someone worth watching. Is Julia on your spring movie list?